diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/TileLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/TileLayer.java
index a5ffac14..0fbcad3a 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/TileLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/TileLayer.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public abstract class TileLayer<T extends TileLoader> extends Layer implements M
 
 	private final static int MAX_ZOOMLEVEL = 17;
 	private final static int MIN_ZOOMLEVEL = 2;
-	private final static int CACHE_LIMIT = 250;
+	private final static int CACHE_LIMIT = 150;
 
 	protected final TileManager mTileManager;
 	protected final TileRenderer mRenderLayer;